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The idiosyncratic and witty travelogue of a young Welsh-speaking woman who travels the globe in search of Welsh communities.

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In the water, Tracey Wickham was a marvel. Out of it, she was a mess. At 19, the five-time world record holder retired. She got married, had a baby and seemed fulfilled. But lady luck didn't smile on Tracey. Her daughter Hannah, was diagnosed with cancer and when she died Tracey's life spiralled out of control.

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The story of Anne Frank, her family and the famous diaries, told with the help of thousands of letters, documents and photographs recently discovered in an attic.

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The definitive biography of the father of the Royal Air Force.

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A bestselling historian of the Civil War illuminates how Lincoln worked with--and often against--his senior commanders to defeat the Confederacy and create the role of commander-in-chief as it exists today.

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Victoria Glendinning provides a woman's view of Anthony Trollope, placing emphasis on family, particularly on his relationship with his mother. But it is Anthony as a husband and lover that intrigues her most. She looks at the nature of his love for his wife, Rose and at his love for Kate Field.

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The story encompasses the lives of my grand father, Lio Soo-Yee, his wives, Nellie Ribeiro-Albert and Annie Hawkins and myself. It comprises part of my own history with that of my parents situated in the Caribbean island of Trinidad. It is a discovery of a young man discovering his roots and a spiritual journey that began in Trinidad and has taken him across Europe, the US and China.

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* One of America's greatest leaders tells his personal story - of his legendary family, politics, and fifty years at the centre of national events

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The true story of an African-American man who found, through faith and the self-assurance it provided, the strength to break free of the cycle of poverty and despair that had once characterized his life

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A short and pungent New Yorker-style profile/extended essay of one of the great literary talents and some would say underachievers of American literature.

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"has an opinion on just about everything--from the inside scoop on plastic surgery to the importance of etiquette and grooming, from the value of the family to the courage to be yourself. This book is one long conversation that you never want to end. Photos throughout.

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A compelling mix of heartfelt personal story and investigative journalism, Tuesday's Child highlights society's attitudes to difference, and the ongoing ethical debate about genetics, as well as exposing the minefield that is prenatal testing.

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This book offers a biography of the unacknowledged Tahitian navigator who was essential to the success and eventual fame of Captain Cook's historic voyage on the Endeavour.

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Former Test bowler, commentator, funny man, raconteur and all-round sporting tragic, Kerry O'Keeffe recalls the most hilarious, poignant and sharp-eyed events of a year in his sporting life.

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A story of life in the New Economy trenches.

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From the author of the phenomenal Sunday Times bestsellers One Child and Ghost Girl, comes a startling and poignant memoir of three people's victimisation and abuse and their heartbreaking but ultimately successful steps to recovery, with the help of Torey Hayden, an extraordinary teacher.

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A biography of two of the most interesting literary women to emerge in the early 20th century. Gertrude Stein, American-born, moved to France aged 28, where she met her life long partner, Alice B Toklas.